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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article R531-26

When the accelerated procedure is implemented in application of article L. 531-26, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons informs the applicant of this when he is summo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article R321-26

I. - The requests referred to in articles L. 327-6 and L. 327-13 shall be made by letter delivered against signature or any other means capable of establishing proof of the date of referral, including…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L2333-27

I. - Subject to the application of article L. 133-7 of the Tourism Code, the proceeds of the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax are allocated to expenditure intended to encourage the tourist industr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

…time of the offence for which extradition is requested; 2° Where the crime or offence is of a political nature or where it is clear from the circumstances that extradition is requested for a political…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Court-ordered liquidation and compulsory compensation for damages

Article R623-27

…im for compensation has been lodged with the court within the time limit set pursuant to Article L. 623-11, the judge shall declare the proceedings terminated.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
13°: Financing certain export transactions

Article 136

…u au I de Article 125 A interest, arrears and all other income from bond issues contracted before 1 January 1965 by credit institutions and finance companies, insofar as it is proven that the amount o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…st two ballots, a third ballot is held and the election is held by a relative majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the election shall be by age.The Board of Directors may delegate some o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-26

…ition for the acquisition of French nationality: 1° The residence outside France of a foreigner who carries out a public or private professional activity on behalf of the French State or an organisati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-27

…ent of the death or impediment of the accounting officer, the competent departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance shall urgently appoint, with the approval of the director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-27

Residents who complete a training period as part of their training abroad, where applicable as part of a humanitarian mission, are placed in a special position during which they cease to benefit from…

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